Kristiyano Islam Peace Library Inc. · Since 2008
Peace is built by the young people who choose to build it.
KRIS for Peace educates, empowers, and inspires young Filipinos to lead peacebuilding in their own communities. Now we're building that same movement across Southeast Asia.
Why we exist
Education is how we build a more peaceful world.
The Philippines has the largest generation of young people in its history, and many of them grow up in communities shaped by conflict and poverty. KRIS started with one interfaith family's peace library in Zamboanga in 2008. It's grown into a national and regional movement since.
Read our storyEducate
Peace libraries, scholarships, and values-based education for young Filipinos in conflict- and poverty-affected communities.
Empower
Training, mentorship, and seed grants that turn youth from trainees into peacebuilding project leaders.
Inspire
Campaigns and conferences that connect youth with policymakers, civil society, and each other across Southeast Asia.
By the numbers
Fifteen years of building peace from the ground up.
Youth trained in peacebuilding & leadership
Youth organizations supported with seed grants
Books, devices & materials distributed
Peace libraries built in conflict-affected areas
Estimated social value generated (2020–2022 SROI, 1:15 ratio)
Southeast Asian countries now reached through Champions for Peace
Where we work
From Zamboanga to the region: the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
KRIS runs programs in conflict- and poverty-affected communities across the Philippines. Through Champions for Peace, we now co-lead a five-country youth peacebuilding network across Southeast Asia too.
Featured projects
Where the work is happening right now.
ASEAN Peace Exchange Leadership Programme
APEX equips, connects, and amplifies emerging peace leaders from all 11 ASEAN member states.
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650 youth trained so far, and a 5-country network now growing across the region.
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Applied Peace Network (APN)
A two-week seminar turning emerging Filipino peacebuilders into practitioners, formerly known as APS PH.
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Extremely Together Philippines
Panaghiusa, our youth peacebuilding network with the Kofi Annan Foundation and the European Union.
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Publications
Research reports, magazines, storybooks, and annual reports from 15 years of programming.
Browse the library"KRIS really touches the grassroots level. It really helped me connect with new friends, youth leaders, and even professionals." — KRIS alumna, 2025 Alumni Tracer Study
"I've partnered with, volunteered for, and participated in other NGOs and government organizations, but this is the first time I've seen an organization that still keeps in touch with its participants." — KRIS alumnus, 2025 Alumni Tracer Study